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Thanks for the tour, E! Wouldn't mind one of those exhibition posters for the wall. Were they for sale? Any catalog of the exhibit?

Scored a lovely copy of this odd little S. Clay Wilson publication at a local store's 'going out of business, sort of' sale today! Somebody had squirreled it away in a place it wouldn't have been noticed, possibly for later retrieval, but it fell into my greedy little hands....Lots of other interesting items but I thought this was worth commenting upon.....

If only I didn't already have the 3 hardcovers I'd be jumping on that edition right there with you. Hope he does another book tour for the collection so I can get my set properly blessed by him! Enjoy! It's a terrific piece of work!!!

There's a Skip Williams? Do you mean Williamson? If I'm wrong where would I find material by this other Skip? Oopsy. Snat!

There's a Skip Williams? Do you mean Williamson? If I'm wrong where would I find material by this other Skip?

That Starhead series was pretty bizarre in the way it came in various shapes and sizes, so to speak. As far as I can tell there were nine issues and I think I got them all. Do you know if that is indeed the case?

Great analogy. Why should one care? Other than academic reasons, if the first run of a rare mini cannot be distinguished from more common later printings, then it should impact its worth. Why waste time looking for or pay $25 for a "first print" of Insipid Six #1, when you can purchase a later printing directly from the artist for 75 cents. Or, to go back to the TJ Bible analogy, just go for the terrific 4 vol. set Sex In Comics by Donald Gilmore. Actually there are two versions out there, a set with a $3.50 price tag on each book and one with a $6.95 price, no other difference as far as I can tell. That's as far as I go with collecting firsts of the Bibles. Plus I love those Greenleaf Classics, especially the books by Gilmore. He seemed to have a fondness for comix and has a section about TJ Bibles and UG in most of his 'scholarly studies'. One of the ironies of collecting Tijuana Bibles, is that high grade copies are often suspected of being recent reprints when listed on line. Generally the only things I've been able to judge is that the two tone red and black ink on white covers are probably early editions, and that the red card stock with tan backing covers are probably from the 1940s, while the blue card stock covers seem a little later - late 50s or so, judging on content. Gilmore occasionally discusses print quality and various methods of reproduction in his 4 volume history, but I'm unclear as to how helpful it would be in identifying true firsts as I won't even go there. I used to notice, when I was cataloging old issues of the tabloids Screw, San Francisco Ball and a few others, for a bookseller I worked for, that there were ads for TJ Bibles in the classifieds, making it clear to me that the pamphlets were being reprinted in various forms by all types of folks, almost up to the present, and any attempt to figure out originals from reprints was going to probably be an exercise in futility. I just decided I wanted the books that obviously reprinted the goods, and attempted to be scholarly so that they could avoid possible scrutiny for appealing to the prurient interests and all the other aspects of what defined pornography. I find it quite entertaining that the field was full of this type of thing in order to put out smut, albeit in a respectable manner!!!

Great analogy. Why should one care? Other than academic reasons, if the first run of a rare mini cannot be distinguished from more common later printings, then it should impact its worth. Why waste time looking for or pay $25 for a "first print" of Insipid Six #1, when you can purchase a later printing directly from the artist for 75 cents. Or, to go back to the TJ Bible analogy, just go for the terrific 4 vol. set Sex In Comics by Donald Gilmore. Actually there are two versions out there, a set with a $3.50 price tag on each book and one with a $6.95 price, no other difference as far as I can tell. That's as far as I go with collecting firsts of the Bibles. Plus I love those Greenleaf Classics, especially the books by Gilmore. He seemed to have a fondness for comix and has a section about TJ Bibles and UG in most of his 'scholarly studies'.

Took me a few to decipher 'twistey'! Nice score! I stopped collecting them when Ben Friedman of Postermat in SF died. He was practically giving them away. Can't afford them anymore!

That Who Denver poster looks like a 2nd or later print. I have the true first print of it and the Quicksilver in uncirculated condition, but I only have the companion to the lower right Hendrix in mint condition that features Iron Butterfly. Awesome!

I bought a copy of that 40+ years ago and while it is indeed an impressive Griffin dominated piece, I am bugged that it's not 100% RG like Man From Utopia, which I give the nod to as my favorite! But yeah, Tales, in both it's iterations is a stellar book....and quite tubular!

I had 5. Sold off a couple so far, though. Wow, good stuff. If it's not privileged info, do you happen to know more about what came out of his stash? Is that where some of the Ozones came from that've recently been floating around? Have not seen any Ozone materialize. Pretty sure not from the Gary estate or at least the part I was privy to before and after his demise.

I had 5. Sold off a couple so far, though.

Looks like one of those odd Print On Demand items that probably get sent out until somebody takes notice with a cease and desist order or doesn't. Here is the link to the 'publisher'. See for yourself.... https://www.lulu.com/

Mine came from the same place. They were Gary Arlington's stash.

Rick Griffin was the Michaelangelo of the UG! Censoring that cover would be like putting the kibosh on the statue of David. Perish the thought! It is an amazing piece of art and I wonder where the original lies!

I've never pulled my copy of the record out of it's sleeve. No idea what's on that record. I picked up a few nice condition copies of this in the past week, though!!! All Stars 2: nice and a little strange at the same time isn't it? There's nothing quite like it. It was one of the first items, I had purchased when I first began collecting. When it arrived, I did not expect its large format or its multi-color, collective format. To me, it's near the top of the list of affordable UG keys, because it represents the gender so well. It's so different from expectation. I remember reading a thread in one the older forums, where a member wanted to confirm with others, if they had purchased the correct item. That person might of thought they had mispurchased the All Stars 1 fanzine, instead of All Stars 2. I can understand why, someone may have had their doubts. Having known the publisher fairly well over the years, All Stars #2 just seemed like Gary's brain exploded and he was able to harness the fallout in 'fanzine/UG' form. It's so stream of consciousness that it really should be in a class by itself!

Why? It's comics and there's even Ditko inside! You should get one!!! Jeff Jones, Reed Crandall, Al Williamson, Bill Dubay and many more are to be found within....and it's a tasty magazine sized bonanza of joy!!! Uncle Creepy even pops in!!!! Personally I don't care. But knowing how moderation is it could get you in trouble. Thanks, but I only feel trouble when police are combing the neighborhood....otherwise it's just the internet, Jake! ps. It's a fantastic mag if you can find one! It lives up to it's title!

Why? It's comics and there's even Ditko inside! You should get one!!! Jeff Jones, Reed Crandall, Al Williamson, Bill Dubay and many more are to be found within....and it's a tasty magazine sized bonanza of joy!!! Uncle Creepy even pops in!!!!

I've never pulled my copy of the record out of it's sleeve. No idea what's on that record. I picked up a few nice condition copies of this in the past week, though!!! Who is the character coming in the door suppose to be? That is a wild cover! If only Rick Griffin was around to ask, eh?

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I've never pulled my copy of the record out of it's sleeve. No idea what's on that record. I picked up a few nice condition copies of this in the past week, though!!!

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Start with San Francisco and head East my friend!

Kudos!